Dunant's Dream: War, Switzerland, and the History of the Red Cross by Caroline Moorehead

Dunant's Dream: War, Switzerland, and the History of the Red Cross

Caroline Moorehead

780 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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The Red Cross was the dream of the Swiss businessman Henri Dunant that grew into the pre-eminent international humanitarian charity. The story begins in 1859, when almost by chance, Dunant witnessed the butchery and lack of care for injured soldie...

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